Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund expect the world economy to shrink this year for the first time since World War Two.

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"It is the first time that Africa is now giving money back to the Global Fund.

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The government is being careful because more than two-thirds of Buy Korea investors are first time mutual-fund buyers.

CNN: DREAMS AND CONTROVERSY

This is the first time that a mutual fund is in the position of "breaking the buck" for individual investors.

NPR: Lehman Fallout Hits Money Market Fund

All this gives fund managers neat trends to work with for the first time in months, as upbeat fund performance data show.

WSJ: Strong Start to 2013 Hints at Revival for Currency Funds